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EHS Abstract Submission
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Name: Joshua L. Rosenbloom
Email: J-Rosenbloom at Ukans.edu
Institution: University of Kansas
Co-author: None
Title: Was There A National Labor Market
At The End Of The Nineteenth Century?
Intercity And Interregional Variation
In Male Earnings In Manufacturing
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By mail:
Department of Economics
University of Kansas
Summerfield Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
Language: English
Abstract:
Average annual earnings calculated from the Census of
Manufactures are used to extend previous research on labor market
integration in the United States. In contrast to earlier
research examining occupational wage rates, Census average
earnings indicate that a well-integrated labor market had emerged
in the Northeast and North Central regions as early as 1879. They
also reveal substantial convergence within the South Atlantic and
South Central regions, suggesting the emergence of a unified
southern labor market. Large and persistent North-South
differentials indicate, however, that a unified national labor
market did not develop before World War I.
Bibliography: Rosenbloom, Joshua. "Was There A National Labor Market At
The End Of The Nineteenth Century? Intercity And Interregional Variation
In Male Earnings In Manufacturing." NBER, Historical Working Papers,
no. 61 (November 1994). Forthcoming, Journal of Economic History (September 1996).
Subject: W
Geographical Area: 7
Country/Region: United States
Time Period: 7